Independent Operational Assessment
AMS Policy Section 4.5
Agency investment programs essential to air traffic control and aviation safety may be designated for independent operational assessment based on complexity, operational criticality, lifecycle cost, interoperability, and safety risk.
What Must be Done
Provide decision-makers with an independent determination of operational readiness for designated programs in support of production and in-service decisions.
Who Does It
ATO Safety and Technical Training conducts independent operational assessments.
Who Approves
ATO Chief Operating Officer, through the Vice President of Safety and Technical Training, designates solutions for independent operational assessment.
Key Outputs and Products
- IOA strategy in the ISPD
- IOA planning in the PMP
- Test & Evaluation Master Plan
- Independent Operational Assessment
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